Garment construction



Oct. 21, 1952 'M. BREIER 2,614,258

GARMENT CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 26, 1950 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 5 l l l l INVENTOR. MW 8m Oct. 21, 1952 BRElER 2,614,258

GARMENT CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 26, 1950 2 SI'IEETS--SI'IEET 2 HHH Him

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Patented Oct. 21, 1952 ICE; v

GARMENT CONSTRUCTION' Marcus-Breiiar, AmsterdamyNi- Y.,. assignor: ttr Marcus. Breier Sonatina-Amsterdam N.. Y., a, corporationofNew York.

ApplicationAug ust 26, 1950, Serial No'. 181,622

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ffhisinventionrelates to jackets or similar garmerits" and, more particularly; to a jacket construction permitting freedom of action andv release from the garment when moving the arms on. the wearer and' provides ventilation for the wearer while being so constructed as to obviate penetration of rain intothe garment.

An object. of the present invention is to provide a jacket having a curved-extensible yoke conforming. to the neck and shoulder lines and having the sleeves attached thereto permitting freedom of movement of the arms of the wearer an'drwhich issoconstructedi as to assure that, when putting on thegarment', the wearers arms go-tlirough thesleeve andnot through the ventilation openings in the rear of the jacket.

A further object is to provide a garment such as a jacket in which an air space extends through the rear of the garment permitting ventilation and which permits expansion of the armhole area upon movement of the arms of the wearer. Other objects of the invention will be readily perceived from the following description.

This invention relates to a jacket construction comprising in combination a body including front and back portions, sleeves attached to the back portion, a yoke member extending beneath the back portion and substantially concealed by the back portion, the yoke member including an extensible portion, a fabric piece connecting the yoke member and a sleeve, and a second fabric piece placed between the first fabric piece and the back portion connecting the same adjacent the lower rear portion of the armhole.

The attached drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of my invention, in which Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the front of a jacket partially broken away to illustrate the construction of the jacket at the armhole;

Figure 2 is a view in elevation similar to Figure 1 of the rear of the jacket;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line IIIIII of Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the construction of the jacket at the armhole.

Referring to the drawings, there is illustrated a jacket or similar garment 2 including a back portion 3 and similar front portions Q attached to back 3 by stitched scams 5 at the sides of the garment. The front portions 4 and the back 3 are connected at 1 the: shoulders by stitched sea-ma l. A. collar 8: isprovided: stitched to back 31 and front portions- 4. The front portions-..4 may be attached to one another by-anysuitable fastening members as. is. customary in: garment construction. Preferably, elastic 9. is, placed about the base of. the; garment to retain, it; in position on the wearer.

The back 3-2 and front, portions 4' aresorconstructe'd; as to providearmholesat which; sleeves itiareconnected. Sleeves 10 are, stitched to: the front portions. as shown at: I l betweenztheshoulders: Si and sidexseams. 5'. An important. feature of theinventionresides in the fact that therear portions of theisleeves are; notv connected to: back 3; but are: attached. to theigarmen't as: hereinafter described.

A yoke. member 12 is placed between the back 3' and the: front portions G and: is substantially concealed bybackat. Yoke l'zxincludesi two flexible, extensible portions l3. Yoke I2 is connected to the garment at shoulders 6 and the collar line, the bottom of the yoke hanging free as shown at 14.. Fabric pieces l5 are connected to the flexible portions I3 and constitute the ends of yoke 12 by stitched seams 16. The opposite ends of pieces iii are attached to the rears of the sleeves It by stitched seams H; The lower portions I8 of pieces [5 are fastened in side seams 5 while the upper ends 19 are fastened in shoulder seams 1.

Second fabric pieces 20 are placed between fabric pieces 15 and the back 3. Pieces 20 are connected to the back 3 adjacent the arm holes as shown at 2| and are fastened in seams 5. The pieces 20 are secured to pieces [5 by stitched seams 22 and 23. Pieces 29 are concealed when the garment is in use. The construction so provided assures that the arm goes through the sleeve and not through the opening in the back when the wearer puts on the garment.

The garment construction so provided permits free movement of the arms and assures freedom of action when the wearer participates in a sport such as golf since the sleeves are attached to the extensible yoke and not to the back of the garment. An air space is provided extending through the back of the garment assuring ventilation for the wearer. The garment is so constructed that adequate ventilation is assured while preventing penetration of rain into the back portion and down the body of the wearer inside the garment. In addition, the arms may be raised when desired without raising or hiking up the garment as generally occurs when sleeves are attached to the back of the garment.

While I have described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that my invention it not limited thereto since it may be otherwise embodied within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a jacket or similar garment, the combination of a body including front and back portions, sleeves attached to the front portion at the arm hole area, said sleeves being substantially free of direct attachment to the back portion, a yoke member extending beneath the back portion and substantially concealed by the back portion, the yoke member including extensible portions spaced from one another, fabric pieces connecting the ends of the yoke member with the sleeves, second fabric pieces placed between the first fabric pieces and the back portion at opposite sides of the garment connecting the first fabric pieces and the back portion adjacent the lower rear portions only of the arm holes to provide ventilation for th wearer while substantially obviating penetration of rain into the garment through the armhole areas.

2. In a jacket or similar garment, the combination of a body including front and back portions attached to one another at the shoulders and sides thereof, said portions being arranged to provide arm hole areas and a neck area, a collar secured to the front and back portions at the neck area, sleeves attached to the front portions at the arm hole areas, said sleeves being substantially free of direct attachment to the back portion, a yoke member extending horizontally beneath the back portion and substantially concealed by the back portion, the yoke member including extensible portions spaced from one another, the yoke member being attached to the garment at the collar line and at the shoulders and depending therefrom, the lower portion of .of rain into the garment through the armhole areas.

3. A jacket construction according to claim 2 in which seams at opposite sides of the garment connect the front portions and the back portion, sides of the second fabric pieces being held in position by said seams, second seams extending at an angle to the first seams connecting the second fabric pieces with the back portion, third seams connecting the first fabric pieces with the second fabric pieces, the first fabric pieces being connected to the second fabric pieces and the front portions and the back portion immediately below the arm hole areas, and seams connecting the first fabric pieces with the yoke member and the rear portion of the sleeves whereby stretching of the yoke member is permitted when the sleeves are distended and ventilation of the jacket is provided.

MARCUS BREIER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,112,788 Rosenberg Mar. 29, 1938 2,279,761 Shatten Apr. 14, 1942 2,330,520 Saveth Sept. 28, 1943 

